Home - griffingilreath/Punch-Card-Project GitHub Wiki

Welcome to the Punch Card Project Wiki

 ___________________________________________________________________________________
/\                                                                                  \
\_|                                                                                  |
  |  ██████╗ ██╗   ██╗███╗   ██╗ ██████╗██╗  ██╗     ██████╗ █████╗ ██████╗ ██████╗  |
  |  ██╔══██╗██║   ██║████╗  ██║██╔════╝██║  ██║    ██╔════╝██╔══██╗██╔══██╗██╔══██╗ |
  |  ██████╔╝██║   ██║██╔██╗ ██║██║     ███████║    ██║     ███████║██████╔╝██║  ██║ |
  |  ██╔═══╝ ██║   ██║██║╚██╗██║██║     ██╔══██║    ██║     ██╔══██║██╔══██╗██║  ██║ |
  |  ██║     ╚██████╔╝██║ ╚████║╚██████╗██║  ██║    ╚██████╗██║  ██║██║  ██║██████╔╝ |
  |  ╚═╝      ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═══╝ ╚═════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝     ╚═════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═════╝  |
  |                                                                                  |
  |  DO  NOT  FOLD,  SPINDLE,  OR  MUTILATE                                          |
  |__________________________________________________________________________________|

Welcome to the official documentation and research wiki for the Punch Card Project. This wiki contains comprehensive information about the project, including installation guides, usage instructions, design research, and hardware integration details.

Current Version: v0.6.6 - Keychain Integration

This version introduces native system keychain integration for secure credential storage, improves settings management, and enhances project organization. See release notes.

Quick Navigation

User Guides

Installation Guide - How to install and set up the project
Usage Guide - Basic usage instructions and examples
Configuration - Configuration options and customization
Command Line Arguments - Available command line options

Design Research

Interface Design History - The evolution of computer interfaces
Early Apple UI Design - Apple's influence on interface design
Punch Card Encoding - Technical details on punch card character encoding
LED Implementation - Guide to LED matrix implementation
Sociological Aspects - The cultural impact of punch cards

Development

Project Structure - Overview of the codebase organization
Contributing Guidelines - How to contribute to the project
Version History - Detailed changelog of all versions

Hardware

Hardware Integration - Setting up physical hardware
Raspberry Pi Setup - Instructions for Raspberry Pi integration

About This Wiki

This wiki houses documentation previously contained in the main repository's docs/ folder. Moving to the wiki format allows for better organization, easier reading, and more focused development in the main repository.

Last updated: March 27, 2024